Matej Opet

From focused engagements to major projects · business ↔ IT

I set up your project so your team can take it forward independently.

For fifteen years I’ve worked for Budimex, ista, Gratex and Fleming — conferences, IT projects for Australia, platform rollouts in Czechia and Slovakia. I know what it feels like when a project gets stuck. We start with one small step, and if we click, I’m happy to take on the whole project.

Brands and companies I have represented

  • Budimex
  • ista
  • Gratex International
  • Fleming

NGO activity

Opetkovci

Three ways to work together

Level 1 · days to weeks

Focused engagement

One clear problem, one deliverable. Ideal when you need to move things forward quickly or see whether we work well together.

Level 2 · months

Tailored project

I lead an entire project or a key part of it: a platform rollout, an operational transfer, an international event or a process change.

Level 3 · ongoing

Long-term partnership

Interim project manager, portfolio management or a sounding board for leadership. A few days a month, with clear goals.

Focused engagements

Each has a clear start, finish and deliverable, grounded in work I have actually done. We agree the price up front — no surprises.

01

Project health check

A focused audit of an ongoing project: scope, risks, people and contracts. You get a clear picture and 5 immediate next steps.

Experience: oversight of a portfolio of 13 IT projects at once.

→ Can grow into portfolio management or a project management office (PMO).

02

A clear start

I set up the kickoff, roles, meeting rhythm and communication between business and IT. Then I hand it over to your team.

Experience: eight years bridging business and software development.

→ Can grow into managing the entire project.

03

A steady hand in a crisis

When a project is in trouble, a client is worried or a supplier is late, I stabilise the situation and negotiate a fair solution.

Experience: negotiating with clients and suppliers, staying transparent even in difficult moments.

→ Can grow into interim project leadership.

04

Rollout and handover

A plan for a platform rollout or an operational transfer, including across countries, covering GDPR and contractual steps.

Experience: platform rollouts and transferring an Australian branch and its contracts.

→ Can grow into managing an international rollout.

05

Meeting facilitation

A workshop, retrospective or small-group meeting where the right people reach real agreement. Preparation, facilitation and outcomes.

Experience: international conferences with 5 parallel tracks.

→ Can grow into producing an entire conference or event.

06

Support through transition

One-to-one conversations for people in corporate roles who are at a crossroads or returning after burnout.

Experience: leading junior colleagues, producers and analysts, and personal experience of burnout.

→ Can grow into a team development programme.

Larger projects

If you need more than a focused intervention, I also take on longer, more complex engagements, drawing on fifteen years of experience.

IT project portfolio management

Priorities, capacity and reporting across teams, giving leadership the full picture to make informed decisions.

International rollouts and transfers

Platform deployment or transferring operations between countries, including contracts, GDPR and people on both sides.

Conferences and major events

From the programme and speakers to parallel tracks and an atmosphere people remember.

Interim project management

I take over an ongoing or at-risk project, bring it to completion and hand over a team ready to carry on.

How I work

A few clients at a time

So I have time to see the people, not just the tasks.

Fair and transparent

I’d rather tell you an uncomfortable truth today than let it cost you tomorrow.

I set things up and lead

Depending on what you need, I prepare the start or lead the whole project. After handover, the team should be able to continue independently.

“I create a space where the right people meet, feel cared for and leave stronger.”
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